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UK to scrap `paid-visa` rule for `high-risk` Indians
Countries Indians can visit visa-free or...

Countries Indians can visit visa-free or with visa-on-arrival

As many as 16 countries provide visa-free entry and 43 countries allow visa-on-arrival facility to Indian ordinary passport holders, the government informed Rajya Sabha (Parliament’s upper house) on March 18, 2021. The “Government of India has been making efforts to increase the number of... read more »

Change the Look of Your Interiors With T...

Change the Look of Your Interiors With These Ceiling Paint Ideas

Applying new coats of beautiful paint can drastically change the appearance of a space. Unfortunately, most people spend time deciding the color of their room walls and neglect the ceiling. If you look up, you’ll notice most house ceilings have the usual white color- which interior designers feel... read more »

Take Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines if I...

Take Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines if Indians wish to travel to China

China has made it mandatory for people coming from India and 19 other countries to get themselves inoculated with Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines if they wish to travel to China. For Indian travelers, this condition is a problem because Chinese-made vaccines are not available in India. A notice... read more »

Supreme Court issues notice to West Bengal govt over gang rape of tribal woman
Supreme Court Cancels ‘Tie Rakhi F...

Supreme Court Cancels ‘Tie Rakhi For Bail’ Order

The Supreme Court today scapped the Madhya Pradesh High Court’s order in a case of sexual assault — asking the accused to get “rakhi” tied by the woman to get bail –. The top court, which was hearing a petition from nine women lawyers, ordered that in such cases,... read more »

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Asia

Indian dam will affect Neelum-Jhelum project: Pakistan

Indian dam will affect Neelum-Jhelum project: Pakistan

Islamabad – The construction of the Kishanganga project by India in Jammu and Kashmir will result in 14 percent decrease in the flow of water for Pakistan’s Neelum-Jhelum hydroelectric... read more »

Indian Army lodges protest with Pakistan over ceasefire violations

Pakistani troops violate LoC ceasefire in Jammu

Jammu – After almost two months of peace along the LoC, Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire Friday, targeting an Indian army posts in Jammu... read more »

Philippines mayor among four killed in Manila airport g...

Philippines mayor among four killed in Manila airport gunman attack

Washington – The mayor of a southern Philippines town, two members of his family and a young child have died after a gunman opened fire outside a... read more »

US law enforcers should be mindful of global realities:...

US law enforcers should be mindful of global realities: Haqqani

Against the backdrop of the arrest and humiliating treatment meted out to a senior Indian diplomat, a former Pakistani diplomat to the U.S. has cautioned the... read more »

Singapore man jailed for three years for cyber-stalking

Singapore man jailed for three years for cyber-stalking

Singapore – A man in Singapore was sentenced to three years in jail Friday for cyber-stalking US singer Leandra Ramm for six years from 2005 to... read more »

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Bharti Retail Plans to borrow up to 2k cr

MUMBAI: A year after parting ways with Walmart, billionaire Sunil Mittal’s Bharti Retail plans to borrow up to 2,000 crore to accelerate store openings and spruce up operations. The company... read more »

More Steps to Rationalise Subsidies on Anvil: Arun...

New Delhi: Assuring India Inc of NDA’s commitment to carry forward economic reforms, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the government... read more »

Aurobindo Pharma completes $132.5-million Natrol acquis...

NEW DELHI: Drug firm Aurobindo PharmaBSE -0.68 % has completed the acquisition of assets of nutritional supplement maker Natrol Inc and its other affiliate... read more »

RBI injects Rs 38.46 bn in banking system via repos

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has injected Rs 38.46 billion in the banking system via 1-day repo on Dec. 3, 2014. At the auction conducted under liquidity... read more »

HDFC Bank to cut lending rate by March: Aditya Puri

Banks seek refuge in home loans, Mortgage lender Housing Development Finance Corp Ltd (HDFC)

Having cut its deposit offering by up to 0.50 %, the country’s second-largest private sector lender HDFC Bank will be cutting its lending rate by March,... read more »

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Cricket

McDermott expecting Johnson to `bowl even faster` in `home` Perth Test

McDermott expecting Johnson to `bowl even faster` in `home` Perth...

Sydney – Australian bowling coach Craig McDermott expects express paceman Mitchell Johnson to bowl even faster when the adrenalin of a home Perth Test kicks in, according to reports. According... read more »

Johnson relishing England’s `hit-out approach` against his `chin music` regimen at Perth

McGrath tips Johnson to `soon become` No.1 bowler ...

London – Former Australian Test bowler Glenn McGrath has said tipped Mitchell Johnson to soon become the No.1 bowler in the world. According to... read more »

Misbah says `playing away from home` taking `psychologi...

Misbah says `playing away from home` taking `psychological toll` on Pak players

Islamabad – Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has said that playing matches constantly away from home is taking a psychological toll on his country’s... read more »

Botham asks England to `act fast, hit Oz hard with pace...

Botham says England's `inability` to `finish off` Oz difference between two Ashes sides

London – Former England cricketer Ian Botham has said that their team must act fast and hit the Aussies with pacemen in Perth if they want to do anything... read more »

Oz media says Johnson must remain `cool killer` to `kee...

Oz media says Johnson must remain `cool killer` to `keep striking` in Ashes

Sydney – The Australian media has suggested that Mitchell Johnson should remain the same ‘cool killer’ if his side are to win back the Ashes... read more »

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Entertainment

Will Amitabh Bachchan-Amar Singh hug mend broken relationships?

Will the exchange of hugs between AB Sr and Amar Singh end the three-year-old bitterness? This seems to be a season of renewing friendships. After the much talked about hug(s) between Shah Rukh and... read more »

Salman Khan unveils 'Jai Ho's trailer

Film review: Salman Khan’s ‘Jai Ho’

Cast : Salman Khan, Daisy Shah, Mohnish Behl, Danny Denzongpa, Tabu, Genelia D’Souza, Mahesh Manjrekar, Nadira Babbar, Ashmit Patel, Aditya... read more »

Today’s big releases: ‘ Jai Ho’

It’s Hollywood vs Bollywood at the box office this weekend with the much awaited Jai Ho and the critically acclaimed film Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom... read more »

Justin Bieber urged to go to rehab after DUI arrest

Justin Bieber urged to go to rehab after DUI arrest

Justin Bieber has been encouraged to go to rehab by a Canadian radio station after his arrest for driving under the influence and drag-racing. Hot 89.9 in... read more »

‘Main Tera Hero’ : Varun Dhawan lifts co-s...

Was this a publicity stunt? Or did Varun Dhawan shock co-stars Ileana D’Cruz, Nargis Fakhri when he picked them up and twirled them around as they... read more »

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Health & Fitness

Factors that diminish your sex drive

Factors that diminish your sex drive

A healthy sex life can be incredibly elevating. But if you’ve been experiencing problems related to your sex life, you need to figure out the factors that could be dampening your spirits. We... read more »

Everyday habits that are damaging your back

Everyday habits that are damaging your back

Back pain is one of the most common fallouts of everyday life. But even dumping your heels and stretching may not help your spine. New research shows... read more »

Taking 5 regular meals a day reduces risk of obesity in...

Taking 5 regular meals a day reduces risk of obesity in teens

Washington – A new study has revealed that eating five meals – breakfast, lunch, dinner and two snacks- a day might protect adolescents from... read more »

Walking one hour per day cuts risk of developing breast...

Walking one hour per day cuts risk of developing breast cancer by 14 pc

London – A new study by an Indian origin researcher has revealed that women can cut their chances of developing breast cancer by walking for an hour each... read more »

Eating citrus fruits helps prevent formation of kidney ...

Eating citrus fruits helps prevent formation of kidney cysts

Washington – A component of grapefruit and other citrus fruits like naringenin, blocks the formation of kidney cysts, a new study has revealed. The team... read more »

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Lifestyle

New causes of diabetes discovered

New causes of diabetes discovered

Washington –  Researchers have discovered two new genetic causes of neonatal diabetes. The new research by the University of Exeter Medical School has provided further insights on how the... read more »

8 million lives saved since tobacco warning issued 50 yrs ago

8 million lives saved since tobacco warning issued...

Washington, Jan. 8 (ANI): A new study estimates that 8 million lives have been saved in the US because of anti-smoking measures that started 50... read more »

Sugar-sweetened beverage tax could curb obesity and dia...

Sugar-sweetened beverage tax could curb obesity and diabetes in India

Washington – A sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax can help reduce the rise in obesity and type 2 diabetes rates in India, a new study has... read more »

‘E-cigarettes’ perceived benefits may lead ...

Washington – Researchers have suggested that the belief that e-cigarettes pose less health risk could lead to increased experimentation among young... read more »

5 tips for men to understand women better

5 tips for men to understand women better

1) communication should not be a problem, as for the women there is nothing as appealing as a man, who listens to them. If a man wants to tell them something... read more »

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Mobile app for paperless tickets in Mumbai suburban

Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Wednesday launched a mobile ticketing app for unreserved tickets that will cover 35 stations between the 123 km long Churchgate -Dhauroad suburban section in... read more »

Science Express this year’s theme to be Clim...

Now the government has taken up the initiative to aware people about the changing climate and related woes. To address the issues, now India will see... read more »

Mukherjee greets Bahamas Government on eve of their nat...

President Pranab Mukherjee has extended his greetings and felicitations to the Government and people of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas on the eve of their... read more »

national executive members of Mahila Congress interact ...

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi will interact with the national executive members of the All India Mahila Congress on Thursday. Rahul ji is in-charge of... read more »

Modi meets Iran President Hassan​ Rouhani

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in their first meeting amid hopes of an international deal on Tehran’s... read more »

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Politics

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal to sit on dharna if cops not suspended

Aam Aadmi Party to release first list of Lok Sabha candidates wit...

New Delhi – With only few months left for the General Elections, Aam Aadmi Party which after a stellar debut in Delhi Assembly polls has plans to contest polls on a national level, the... read more »

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calls corruption a 'monster'

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh calls corruption a &...

New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday described corruption as a “monster” but added that dealing with it is not an... read more »

India’s growth momentum will revive, says PM Manm...

India's growth momentum will revive, says PM Manmohan Singh

11:07 am The rate of growth of achieved in the past 9 years is the highest for any 9-year period – PM 11:07 am Economies have ups and downs and we should... read more »

Ready to quit if charges proved : Himachal Pradesh Chie...

Ready to quit if charges proved : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, facing allegations of bribery, seems to have convinced the Congress party that the BJP had raked up old issues... read more »

Can Narendra Modi’s magic help win BJP allies?

Can Narendra Modi's magic help win BJP allies?

The BJP’s ability to win over new allies highlighting its prime minister candidate Narendra Modi will taste its first success when a few parties in Tamil... read more »

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Sci - Tech

Xbox consoles and iPhones sparking rise in sleeping problems among kids

Latest Xbox One users complain of `bricked console` hours after l...

Washington – Hours after the launch of Microsoft’s latest gaming console Xbox One, users have reportedly complained of technical problems that prevented them from using the device... read more »

New super pill could make diabetes history

New super pill could make diabetes history

London – A new drug could help prevent people from becoming diabetic. This could prevent obese patients and others at risk of Type 2 ­diabetes... read more »

Scientists successfully grow artificial skin from umbil...

Scientists successfully grow artificial skin from umbilical cord stem cells

Washington – Scientists have artificially-grown skin for major burn patients, since the skin could be stored in tissue banks and made available when... read more »

Intel chairman ’embarrassed’ company had ‘l...

Intel chairman 'embarrassed' company had ‘lost its way’

Washington – Intel chairman Andy Bryant has said acknowledged that the company seems to have lost its way. Long a beneficiary of the falling cost of... read more »

Babies are born with `built-in body awareness ability`

Babies are born with `built-in body awareness ability`

Washington – A new study has provided some of the first evidence that newborn babies enter the world with the essential mechanisms for differentiating... read more »

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Sports

Former players want Fletcher out, question Dhoni’s captainc...

India’s beleaguered cricketers have come under sharp criticism from former players who called for coach Duncan Fletcher’s immediate ouster while questioning Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s... read more »

India win gold, silver in World Team Billiards

It was a win-win situation for India on the occasion of Independence Day as the Pankaj Advani-led India B secured a gold while India A bagged a... read more »

Injured Watson out of Zimbabwe tour

Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has been withdrawn from the cricket tour of Zimbabwe due to a sprained ankle after stepping on a ball during training in... read more »

Brittany Lincicome surges into LPGA Championship lead

ittany Lincicome opened a three-stroke lead Friday in the wind-swept LPGA Championship, the tour’s fourth major championship of the season. The... read more »

Eagles fall 42-35 to Brady, Patriots

FOXBOROUGH — Philadelphia coach Chip Kelly was disappointed with his team’s sloppy play on Friday night. “The rules are not going to... read more »

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World

Australian teen among group ISIS suicide bombing in Iraq

Australia’s government was trying to confirm reports that an Australian teenager was among a group of suicide bombers from the Islamic State movement that struck Iraq’s embattled Anbar... read more »

Broke no rules, mailed no classified info to anyon...

New York: Breaking her silence over the email uproar, former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she chose one account for both her... read more »

95 prisoners escape Islamic State-run jail in Syria

BEIRUT – Around 95 captives have escaped an Islamic State-run prison in northern Syria, a group monitoring the war said on Tuesday, saying the escapees... read more »

Suicide car bomber kills 1 in Egypt’s Sinai

A suicide car bomber targeted a police compound in Egypt’s restive Sinai Peninsula early on Tuesday, killing one civilian and wounding 24 police conscript,... read more »

French Sports World Mourns Athletes Who Died in Crash

Olympic gold medalist Camille Muffat had retired from swimming to focus on her personal life, boxer Alexis Vastine had some unfinished business after two... read more »

Blast near shrine in Pakistan, nine dead: police

At least nine people were killed by a blast targeting a security checkpoint outside a major Sufi shrine in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, officials said. The blast, one... read more »

Review Your Health Insurance Policy Before It’s Too Late

‘Change’ is the basic nature of life, as it keeps changing. With a change in everything, our insurance requirements also keep changing through different junctures of our lives. The... read more »

Friday Prayers To Be Broadcast, 2-Minute Silence: New Zealand PM

The bodies of victims from New Zealand’s mosques mass shooting were carried in open caskets on the shoulders of mourners into a large tent at Christchurch’s Memorial Park... read more »

Modi must take history lessons and classes with top BJP leaders: Digvijay Singh

Digvijaya Singh compared Modi with Hitler and Mussolini

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh compared Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the most infamous dictators of history, Hitler and Mussolini, as he tweeted about the need for love, peace... read more »

AAP leaders sits outside Election Commission office, Protesting A...

Aam Aam Party leaders, led by Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, squatted outside the Election Commission office on Friday protesting against the alleged raids at the party’s call... read more »